Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun pl] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zimbabwe and other African countries are now making the same mistake , and inviting Swedes to come over and do progressive things to their economies . |
| 2 | Pylons battle : both sides prepare their action plans Objectors and would-be developers battling over plans for pylons across North Yorkshire and Cleveland draw up their plans of action next week . |
| 3 | Controversy was thus avoided and the tone set for a glittering festival of commemorative events , congratulatory speeches , and social gatherings spread over nine days . |
| 4 | Counting those in the bristle-cone pine establishes that some of these gnarled and twisted trees germinated over five thousand years ago at a time when man in the Middle East was just beginning to invent writing , and have remained alive throughout the entire duration of civilisation . |
| 5 | Mossy boulders , strangely twisting tree roots and little streams splashing over stones are my delight . |
| 6 | there 's a big gang of these big black and white things coming over so we 're giving the and then a big gang from this side 'd come over and then all the white swans 'd come over , god ! |
| 7 | She stands in the garden with a basket over her arm and white pigeons flying over her head . |
| 8 | Many of the Yugoslavs and White Russians handed over were executed without trial by the Titoists and Russians . |
| 9 | A white petticoat , black stockings and white drawers lay over outer clothes . |
| 10 | Early in the First World War substantial numbers of Czech and Slovak troops went over to the Allied side . |
| 11 | Czech and Slovak Republics argue over ownership of art |
| 12 | He said there were ‘ glaring examples ’ of under-representation of some groups of workers , such as people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin , women , disabled people , and redundant executives aged over 40 . |
| 13 | In the range as a whole block faulting is significant and vertical movements predominate over thrusting and other effects involving laterally induced stress . |
| 14 | This year 's combined social and fund-raising activities provided over £500 towards church expenses . |
| 15 | Catholic church and Brazilian police row over murdered priest . |
| 16 | The colonel promptly died of ’ food poisoning ’ , and other officers took over his trade . |
| 17 | For conservatives , this policy is part of a trend to encourage private initiatives and voluntary organizations to take over the traditional government role in the health services ( SCF , op. cit . ) . |
| 18 | Insectile service vehicles crept hither and thither among serpentine feed lines , while filthy drones and animate mechanics crawled over partly dismantled ships . |
| 19 | High Alpine mountains , lakes and barren rocks cover over half of the country . |